Earlier this year, during “distance,” I started something I called “Why, Sy?” With each day’s Learning Experience, I would attach a screen cast to answer the question, “Why are we doing this?” I came to call it “Why, Sy?” Some days the answer was readily found and easily communicated, but other days, I struggled a bit to come up with at least what felt like a legit reason for why we were doing the day’s work. And then, for some reason, when we shifted to “hybrid” in February, it got away from me, and I never got back to it. But next fall, I will return to why.

In fact, I will return to it and publish it each day on YouTube, not only for my kids but also for the world of education out there. It will be part of my new 180 commitment to my next better. I want to be a model for the struggle of “why” on a daily basis. But from my struggle, I expect to learn and grow as I become more practiced and intentional about finding my why in all that we do. It will not be rehearsed–well, at least not formally. I expect it will be rehearsed in my reflections about my daily dives into doing, reflecting, and doing better. I want to capture it in a 180 days of “why.” All of it: the good, the bad, and even the ugly as I chase better around the bend.

Happy Tuesday, all.

Do. Reflect. Do Better.